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"[A]gainst a long history of disapproval of their relationships, this denial to same-sex couples of the right to marry works a grave and continuing harm," wrote Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy in a 5-4 landmark decision concerning marriage equality. "And the Equal Protection Clause, like the Due Process Clause, prohibits this unjustified infringement of the fundamental right to marry." Thus with the swoop of a pen, Kennedy, and four of his judicial brethren, made marriage equality the law of the land. The decision handed down by the court is the culmination of one of the hardest-fought battles in the culture war. Cadets from both sides had waged this battle...

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